Nilay Kılınç
Biographic Data
| ID | 195216 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nilay Kılınç |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nilay |
| FAMILY NAME | Kılınç |
| SIGNATURE | KILINÇ N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Helsinki |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1273-6034 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Reverse or Reflexive Transnationalism? Second-Generation Turkish-Germans’ Engagements With “Here” and “There” After Return Migration
This article examines how second-generation Turkish-German “return” migrants navigate life in their parents’ homeland and construct various transnational reorientations due to the mismatches between their return expectations and the post-return realities of living in Turkey. Based on the life-story narratives of 71 participants, the findings show that the second generation’s return often results in multiple challenges and, in some cases, profound…
Place Matters to Life After Return: Investigating Second‐Generation ‘Return’ to Different Locations in Turkey
Turkish migration to Germany has been the largest‐scale labour migration in postwar Europe, yet scant attention has been paid to the return flow to Turkey, and even less to the second generation's ‘return’. This paper rectifies this oversight and focuses specifically on the role of place in shaping the post‐return experiences of the second generation relocating to their parents' homeland. Based on narrative interviews with 71 returnees, we find t…
The library experience goes far beyond books: Latin American women’s narratives of transcultural embedding and social integration through using public libraries in Helsinki
Drawing on a thematic–narrative analysis of twenty in-depth interviews with Latin American women who relocated to the Helsinki Metropolitan Area primarily through marriage, this article explores how public libraries are mobilized to support their social integration trajectories. By linking social integration with the notion of “transcultural embeddedness,” the article demonstrates that settlement processes are facilitated through social relations…
Felt like a fish out of water: Second-generation Turkish-German returnees' narratives of educational (dis-)integrations and selective acculturation paths in Turkey
A transnational practice between fractured homes: Second-generation Turkish-German migrants' experiences of visiting and being visited
The paper explores the multiple ways in which visits affect the understanding of home for the Turkish-German second generation who have relocated to Turkey. Based on thematic-narrative analysis of 116 life-story interviews with second-generation 'returnees' in five regions of Turkey, three types of visits are identified: (i) family visits to Turkey whilst growing up in Germany; (ii) visits to Germany after the second generation has 'returned' to …
From “inbetweeners” to ‘transcultural mediators’: Turkish-German second-generation’s narratives of ‘return' migration, third spaces and re-invention of the self
The paper explores how second-generation Turkish-German ‘returnees' benefit from their “inbetweenness” in their ancestral homeland and initiate a process of re-inventing themselves as ‘transcultural mediators'. A thematic-narrative analysis was undertaken on 43 in-depth interviews with second-generation Turkish-German ‘return' migrants to Antalya who had acquired jobs in the tourism sector. The paper unpacks how this tourism hub provides “third s…
From Vagabond to Tourist: Second-Generation Turkish-German Deportees' Narratives of Self-Healing and Well-being
The paper explores the social integration, well-being and self-healing strategies and outcomes of a sample of second-generation Turkish-Germans who were deported to Turkey due to conviction for youth crimes. Based on the life-story narratives of 14 male participants living and working in the Mediterranean resort of Antalya, I analysed the way in which this tourist city offers spaces for self-discovery and socioeconomic integration, based on profi…
The quest for a 'better life: Second-generation Turkish-Germans 'return' to 'paradise
This paper uses a lifestyle-migration lens to analyse the â returnâ of the Turkish-German second generation to their parentsâ homeland, Turkey. It focuses on a scenically attractive touristic region, Antalya on the south coast, where second-generation â retu
Routes to Roots: Second-Generation Turks from Germany 'Return' to Turkey
Based on 26 in-depth interviews with German-born second-generation adults of Turkish parentage who have relocated to the Istanbul region, this paper consists of three parts corresponding to three questions regarding: (i) their memories of growing up in Germany, (ii) the circumstances and motivations surrounding their 'return' and (iii) their experiences of life in Turkey since return. We draw on the conceptual notion of 'third space' to propose t…
The quest for a 'better life: Second-generation Turkish-Germans 'return' to 'paradise
This paper uses a lifestyle-migration lens to analyse the â returnâ of the Turkish-German second generation to their parentsâ homeland, Turkey. It focuses on a scenically attractive touristic region, Antalya on the south coast, where second-generation â retu
Routes to Roots: Second-Generation Turks from Germany 'Return' to Turkey
Based on 26 in-depth interviews with German-born second-generation adults of Turkish parentage who have relocated to the Istanbul region, this paper consists of three parts corresponding to three questions regarding: (i) their memories of growing up in Germany, (ii) the circumstances and motivations surrounding their 'return' and (iii) their experiences of life in Turkey since return. We draw on the conceptual notion of 'third space' to propose t…
Felt like a fish out of water: Second-generation Turkish-German returnees' narratives of educational (dis-)integrations and selective acculturation paths in Turkey
Routes to Roots: Second-Generation Turks from Germany 'Return' to Turkey
Based on 26 in-depth interviews with German-born second-generation adults of Turkish parentage who have relocated to the Istanbul region, this paper consists of three parts corresponding to three questions regarding: (i) their memories of growing up in Germany, (ii) the circumstances and motivations surrounding their 'return' and (iii) their experiences of life in Turkey since return. We draw on the conceptual notion of 'third space' to propose t…
The quest for a 'better life: Second-generation Turkish-Germans 'return' to 'paradise
This paper uses a lifestyle-migration lens to analyse the â returnâ of the Turkish-German second generation to their parentsâ homeland, Turkey. It focuses on a scenically attractive touristic region, Antalya on the south coast, where second-generation â retu
From Vagabond to Tourist: Second-Generation Turkish-German Deportees' Narratives of Self-Healing and Well-being
The paper explores the social integration, well-being and self-healing strategies and outcomes of a sample of second-generation Turkish-Germans who were deported to Turkey due to conviction for youth crimes. Based on the life-story narratives of 14 male participants living and working in the Mediterranean resort of Antalya, I analysed the way in which this tourist city offers spaces for self-discovery and socioeconomic integration, based on profi…
From “inbetweeners” to ‘transcultural mediators’: Turkish-German second-generation’s narratives of ‘return' migration, third spaces and re-invention of the self
The paper explores how second-generation Turkish-German ‘returnees' benefit from their “inbetweenness” in their ancestral homeland and initiate a process of re-inventing themselves as ‘transcultural mediators'. A thematic-narrative analysis was undertaken on 43 in-depth interviews with second-generation Turkish-German ‘return' migrants to Antalya who had acquired jobs in the tourism sector. The paper unpacks how this tourism hub provides “third s…
A transnational practice between fractured homes: Second-generation Turkish-German migrants' experiences of visiting and being visited
The paper explores the multiple ways in which visits affect the understanding of home for the Turkish-German second generation who have relocated to Turkey. Based on thematic-narrative analysis of 116 life-story interviews with second-generation 'returnees' in five regions of Turkey, three types of visits are identified: (i) family visits to Turkey whilst growing up in Germany; (ii) visits to Germany after the second generation has 'returned' to …
The library experience goes far beyond books: Latin American women’s narratives of transcultural embedding and social integration through using public libraries in Helsinki
Drawing on a thematic–narrative analysis of twenty in-depth interviews with Latin American women who relocated to the Helsinki Metropolitan Area primarily through marriage, this article explores how public libraries are mobilized to support their social integration trajectories. By linking social integration with the notion of “transcultural embeddedness,” the article demonstrates that settlement processes are facilitated through social relations…
Felt like a fish out of water: Second-generation Turkish-German returnees' narratives of educational (dis-)integrations and selective acculturation paths in Turkey
Reverse or Reflexive Transnationalism? Second-Generation Turkish-Germans’ Engagements With “Here” and “There” After Return Migration
This article examines how second-generation Turkish-German “return” migrants navigate life in their parents’ homeland and construct various transnational reorientations due to the mismatches between their return expectations and the post-return realities of living in Turkey. Based on the life-story narratives of 71 participants, the findings show that the second generation’s return often results in multiple challenges and, in some cases, profound…
Place Matters to Life After Return: Investigating Second‐Generation ‘Return’ to Different Locations in Turkey
Turkish migration to Germany has been the largest‐scale labour migration in postwar Europe, yet scant attention has been paid to the return flow to Turkey, and even less to the second generation's ‘return’. This paper rectifies this oversight and focuses specifically on the role of place in shaping the post‐return experiences of the second generation relocating to their parents' homeland. Based on narrative interviews with 71 returnees, we find t…
Diaspora, migration, transnational identity (7 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (7 works) · German (6 works) · Narrative (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Turkish (5 works) · Art (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Geography (3 works)